NHL announces cancellation of 2012-13 regular season schedule through October 24

NHL announces cancellation of 2012-13 regular season schedule through October 24

NEW YORK -- The National Hockey League announced today the cancellation of the 2012-13 regular-season schedule through October 24. A total of 82 regular-season games were scheduled for Oct. 11 through Oct. 24.

The cancellation was necessary because of the absence of a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the NHL Players' Association and the NHL.